Atlanta Hotel International Leipzig

... war and Hitler. I don't think you had a chance of not being brainwashed ..he had a monopoly on the minds of the young, it must have been hard to be German during the war and not knowing you were on the wrong side of humanity.<br> Anyways..after we were finished it was around 4pm..we got a Bratwurt for me and a Currywurst for Dan and then headed off to find internets to book accomodation for the night. The tripadvisor is your friend and we booked cheap accomodation ...

... were pretty and the rope climbing frame near the monkeys was a hit too.<br><br>Unfortunately, there was a long drive ahead, as we had planned to get to the Netherlands, so we had to cut the visit a little short. In the end we set off around 1.15pm and drove solidly for about seven hours, plus an hour's break. Once again the Michelin guide had underestimated the journey. It had suggested a five hour trip (yeah, right! Me and my helicopter!)

... which was part church service and part concert. The first piece was played on the large organ at the back of the church, then the choir performed a number of pieces by Byrd, Bach, Buxtehude, and Monteverdi. Some were accompanied by a small organ, other by string players. It was beautiful singing, made more so by the environment.<br><br>Leaving the church, we walked back through Mitte looking for somewhere to eat, but also enjoying the stalls and ...

We slept in until 9:30, with only a few disturbances overnight. We had been worried about noise from the trams outside the door and the railway line next door, but it wasn't bad enough to wake us. The renovation included double-glazed windows, which certainly cut out a lot of noise.<br>We spent the morning pottering around in the apartment, and trying to arrange for a load of washing - but the man was off having his foot treated so we couldn't (or get onto the ...

... in our jumpers, and it didn't help that there was no response to the buzzer to call the office. We tried ringing them but no answer there either. After about half an hour, Helen tried buzzing one of the other apartments and someone answered and let us in. It turned out that the owner/caretaker/whatever had damaged his foot and tings were a bit chaotic while he limped around in the four-storey building. He was very friendly though, a spoke good English.<br><br>After ...

The Start of our Travel was the regular Train-Journey from Zittau to Leipzig. A not very spectacular drive, which we do almost every week. We wanted to use the time to improve our spanish skills but ended up talking to some carneval-junkies, boarding the train some 15 minutes after us...

... aenderte sich die Anzeige von planmaessiger Abflugzeit 22:10 auf 23:50. O.k. der Anschlussflug war damit noch nicht gefaehrdet und die 15Euro Gutschein konnte ich auch noch verwerten. Nach zwei Bieren aus dem Burger-King (die 15 Euro mussten ja irgendwie aufgebraucht werden) aenderte sich die vorraussichtliche Abflug dann allerdings auf 0:50Uhr, was sich dann mit den Anschluss schon um 10 Minuten ueberschnitt. Laut Aussagen der Fluggesellschaft sollte dieser ...

Leipzig had one of the coolest museums we've visited so far: one dedicated to the operations of the GDR (East German) secret police, known as the Stasi. The GDR kept extremely detailed tabs on EVERYONE in their country, employing spies of all ages and collecting and filing all the information. The Stasi Museum (Museum an der Runden Ecke) was their old headquarters in Leipzig and has been kept as it was to show the oppressive nature of even the Stasi workplace. Very exciting and VERY cool!

... to dump my pack at the Hauptbahnhof (main station) then scoot back out on another tram to my first sight seeing destination. A quick perusal of the map at my tram stop showed me though that the other line would take me to within a stop of the monument so I decided to make the most of my 1hr duration ticket and go straight there. You could see the Volkerschlachtdenkmal (I promise, its easier to say than read!) as soon as you got off the tram. The car park was full of ...

... not to tired after following Karen around the shops. [insert sleep here] We have spent the day shopping and the bank account is empty (sorry kids - nothing to inherit) and the feet are dead. It was fun though. The weather was not kind today and shopping was the best thing to do - the alternative was to sleep in - doh! Lots of presents - mainly for me but the mums get some nice stuff. Only a short drive tomorrow, so maybe we will have a sleep in.